Example sentences of "i tell you a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I told you a lie .
2 ‘ Yes , I told you a lie about that .
3 yeah I told you a couple of weeks ago .
4 I 'm a liar , I told you a lot of lies . ’
5 , looks like Pam , oh no she 's not on it , she 's not doing quoits , I tell you a lie , but somebody here is for the British Polio Linda S five
6 If I tell you a story you 'd have to agree to tell it to somebody else .
7 Shall I tell you a secret ?
8 ‘ Shall I tell you a secret ? ’ he was saying .
9 There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’
10 Shall I tell you a story of how God made things in the beginning , a true story ?
11 Dad , shall I tell you a joke ?
12 Dad , shall I tell you a joke ?
13 Shall I , shall I tell you a joke about my car ?
14 Did n't I tell you a woman in the bed is worth two at the table ? ’
15 Let me tell you a story .
16 Let me tell you a story : a prostitute was attacked by a young man in the back yard of a large block of flats in London .
17 ‘ Ai , mein kinde , let me tell you a story . ’
18 Now he felt playful : he kept tickling the cushion next to him and saying , ‘ Come here , come here , little Eva , and let me tell you a secret . ’
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